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Voter IDs for reclusive tribe 'publicity stunt', say experts.

Government of India heavily criticised for interference in the fragile Andaman and Nicobar Islands. By Maroosha Muzaffar

David Lynch, celebrated TV and film director, dies at 78

David Lynch, the celebrated director of avant-garde films such as Eraserhead, Mulholland Drive and The Elephant Man and the much-loved TV show Twin Peaks, has passed away at the age of 78.

High energy prices are crippling British industry

Britain’s economy is almost flatlining, having grown just 0.1 per cent in November following two months of shrinking.

Biden's final address warns of 'tech-industrial complex'

US must stand guard against return to age of robber barons’

Starmer may send troops to Ukraine in peacekeeper role

Sir Keir Starmer is considering plans to send British troops into Ukraine to act as peacekeepers in the event of a ceasefire with Russia.

Murder verdict for teen who stabbed girl, 15, over teddy

A teenager has been found guilty of murdering 15-year-old Elianne Andam by stabbing her in a row over her friend’s teddy bear.

The terrible price of peace

Harrowing numbers behind the death and destruction after 15 months of conflict. By Alexander Butler and Tom Watling

U-turn on ETA permits for Heathrow transit travellers

London Heathrow airport has welcomed a Home Office U-turn on transit passengers needing online ETA permits simply to change planes.

Inquiry into BBC-promoted rapper over murder lyrics

A drill rapper who had his music promoted by the BBC is being investigated following reports that his lyrics glorify a murder he was convicted of.

'We see the coming hours will be bloody and harsh'

In Gaza, Palestinians brace for the crucial period before the fighting is expected to stop on Sunday, finds Bel Trew

Labour commits to a rapid review of grooming gangs

Home secretary also announces five new local inquiries

Tsitsipas knocked out in Australian Open first round

Stefanos Tsitsipas remembered a different time. I had a fresher mind back then, it seemed like I was hungrier,” Tsitsipas said, as he seemed to contemplate his career, his life, and everything in between. I’ve been quite well established in the last couple of years,” he continued. I have seen the game. I’ve done the tour over and over again, the same circle of tournaments and events.”

Cut-and-paste Kemi leaves party wanting (much) more

With history being forged in the cities of Gaza, Kyiv and Washington, it might feel tempting to ignore the tiddling affairs of Lilliput, that abandoned village known in more prosperous days as the Conservative and Unionist Party.

US confident Gaza ceasefire will go ahead despite snags

Israeli cabinet expected to convene today to sign off the deal

You really couldn't write it

The once-benign Royal Society of Literature has become a bearpit of generational and gender conflict. Rowan Pelling investigates what led the esteemed RSL into such ugly chaos

Farage and Truss at launch of climate-denial group

Right-wingers welcome British branch led by ex-Ukip leader

'People are celebrating but they are also worried. There are still 72 hours to wait'

A digital clock that towers over “Hostages Square” in Tel Aviv has been ticking for the last 466 days.

Extremists on both sides of the truce think they've won

The ceasefire in Gaza is riddled with tripwires that look almost deliberately designed to fail.

Airports and RAF bases are 'forever chemical' hotspots

Water near sites found to have high levels of contamination

Right-wing plotters worked to scupper the Chagos deal

Frantic cross-Atlantic discussions have taken place over the past week between right-wing Tory and Reform politicians and Donald Trump’s team to try to ensure that Sir Keir Starmer did not complete a deal with the Chagos Islands before the US president-elect’s inauguration next Monday.

From Love Island star to beloved Gen Z influencer

As Molly-Mae Hague prepares to open up in a new Prime Video documentary, Katie Rosseinsky looks back at her rise

Peace has come to Gaza – and not a moment too soon

Great relief, then, at the Gaza ceasefire, such as it is – but also great sadness.

The word that's more scary than marriage - ‘boyfriend'

These days, the idea of making a relationship even vaguely official can send prospective partners running for the hills. Helen Coffey investigates whether it’s part of a wider trend

'Corridor care' crisis leads to patients dying in toilets

Shocking report finds nurses and hospitals a at breaking point

Relief in City as inflation figures offer rate-cut hope

Luck has not been with Rachel Reeves.

Draper laps up fans' insults.as he beats home favourite

British No 1 defeats Thanasi Kokkinakis at Australian Open

Mortgage rate cuts coming but don't hold your breath

When news dropped yesterday that the rate of inflation fell last month, it came as a surprise.

Polish PM accuses Russia of plotting ‘acts of terror in air'

Donald Tusk says the Kremlin’s test-run explosives were intercepted at cargo depots in Britain, Germany and Poland

UK faces spring shortage of broccoli and cauliflower

Vegetables including broccoli and cauliflower could be in short supply this spring, farmers have warned. Mild temperatures in autumn and winter have meant that the crops have come up early, leaving fewer to be picked.

North London derby win revives Arsenal's title hope

A spell that has seen Arsenal all but eliminated from both domestic cups may have still revitalised their title challenge.